The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Vocabulary, Part 2

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Vocabulary, part 2

11. Exasperation - noun

Definition:
Mild ______
/ Way to remember:
Exasperated - ______
Other Forms:
______– exasperate
/ Sample Sentence:

12. Forlorn - adjective

Definition:
Lonely, miserable, ______
/ Way to remember:
Forlorn – ______, alone
Other Forms:
Adjective – ______
Adverb – ______
/ Sample Sentence:
Joe kindly asked the forlorn-looking little boy if he needed help finding his mother in the grocery store.

13. Foreseeable – adjective

Definition:
predictable
/ Way to remember:
Foresee – ______– future
Other Forms:
______– foresee
/ Sample Sentence:
Ellen was grounded for the foreseeable future after her parents caught her sneaking in after her curfew.

14. Fury – noun

Definition:
Unrestrained or ______
/ Way to remember:
Furious – ferocious – ______
Other Forms:
Adjective – ______
______ – furiously
/ Sample Sentence:
The ferocious dog barked furiously at the cat that sat just outside the invisible fence surrounding the dog’s yard.

15. Genocide - noun

Definition:
Systematic killing of a ______or ______group
/ Way to remember:
Genocide – generations wiped out – ‘cide’ – ______
Other Forms:
/ Sample Sentence:
Genocide is one of the most horrific crimes mankind can commit as it can destroy entire generations and cultures if it is not stopped.

16. Inconsolable - adjective

Definition:
cannot be ______
/ Way to remember:
Inconsolable- console – shows ______ (kindness) – ‘in’ – means ‘not’
Other Forms:
______ - inconsolably
/ Sample Sentence:
Beth was inconsolable when her boyfriend of three years broke up with her at the prom. She cried the entire evening.

17. Incumbent - adjective

Definition:
Obligatory, ______
/ Way to remember:
Incumbent – command – ______
Other Forms:
/ Sample Sentence:
Jeff’s ability to borrow his parents’ car that evening was incumbent on how well he completed his mother’s ‘to do’ list.

18. Insolent - adjective

Definition:
Boldly rude, ______
/ Way to remember:
Insolence – ______
Other Forms:
______ – insolence
Adverb – ______
/ Sample Sentence:
Kara’s insolence to her boss blew her chances of obtaining a promotion.

19. Reverberated - verb

Definition:
Echoed
/ Way to remember:
Reverberate – ______
Other Forms:
Noun – ______
/ Sample Sentence:
As Tony sang his solo, his words reverberated off the walls of the auditorium, reaching every last fan in the audience.

20. Simpered – verb

Definition:
Smiled in a secretive, ______
/ Way to remember:
Simper – ______
Other Forms:
______- simpering
/ Sample Sentence:
When Annie returned home after shopping for her brother’s birthday present, she annoyed him by answering his questions about his gift by simpering and replying ’You’ll see.’